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Elise Huard - Rails and the internet of things
What is the internet of things, and how can the Rails community move into that area?
Internet availability is increasingly common - many places offer WIFI, and data plans for mobile users become more and more affordable. The direct consequence is that we can mesh the material world with the online world.
Japan is once again ahead of the curve, with phones that have been able to parse bar codes for 4 or 5 years now, and there are many successful use cases. Think public transport - where your phone can tell you in an instant when to expect the next bus, just by capturing a bar code. Products in the shop having bar codes, so one can check all kinds of facts about them. And of course, numerous applications for advertising
The next, easier step will be NFC-enabled phones: just wave your phone next to an active resource - even more user-friendly. Then there's communication from objects themselves: from the twittering tower bridge, to a potted plant asking for water. This requires custom hardware, like arduino boards equipped with sensors, and calling APIs of web applications to contribute their information. All these exciting tendencies can be exploited, and indeed must be prepared for, by the Rails world.

ABOUT ELISE HUARD
Elise Huard is a belgian freelance developer. After studying metallurgy at university, she decided that software was more her cup of tea, and went to work for several companies, small and large.
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